Isaac the alchemist: secrets of Isaac Newton, reveal'd

Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time be...

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1. Verfasser: Losure, Mary (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Somerville, Massachusetts Candlewick Press 2017
Ausgabe:First edition
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Zusammenfassung:Before Isaac Newton became the father of physics, an accomplished mathematician, or a leader of the scientific revolution, he was a boy living in an apothecary's house, observing and experimenting, recording his observations of the world in a tiny notebook. As a young genius living in a time before science as we know it existed, Isaac studied the few books he could get his hands on, built handmade machines, and experimented with alchemy...a process of chemical reactions that seemed, at the time, to be magical. Mary Losure's riveting narrative nonfiction account of Isaac's early life traces his development as a thinker from his childhood, in friendly prose that will capture the attention of today's budding scientists...as if by magic....
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 154-158) and index
Beschreibung:163 pages many illustrations 24 cm
Zielpublikum:Middle School
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ISBN:9780763670634
0763670634